Hey guys
I have a query from a friend who is in India (so indian ROM). Now he has a P500 with 2.2.1 android on it. He is visiting and asked me to upgrade the phone software after a year of usage. I feel the phone to be but sluggish. On connecting the official software upgrade it says V20 available or something like that BUT will wipe all data to do so. My friend is a noob and does not know much. He is pretty much set and forget. We were also looking at customs ROMS here. Now our questions are
1. Should I just upgrade via the LG software available?
2. How to backup and restore device after upgrade for this non rooted phone?
3. What is the latest android version provided by the update?
4. Should we go for stock / custom ROMS available here?
5. Which on is most stable with features?? He is pretty much set and forget.. Won't be able to troubleshoot and will possibly want all basic phone features working without (much) bugs.
More questions will trickle upon the answer of above queries
Ta
1. Not recommended
2. You'll have to root first, read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
3. 2.3.3
4. You should go for the custom roms
5. Many available here on XDA
You should visit this thread by Bytecode which is answer to most of your queries:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=901247
And one tip! keep on reading again and again if you don't understand anything. Some things might not be so simple for you in first go.
Thanks
I have rooted the phone via Gingerbreak and installed RA recovery 1.2
now
1) Which ROM is most stable out which I can install and forget.. I m currently thinking between 2.3.7 Oxygen and Cyanogenmod port?? any thoughts
2) How to backup the current apps / data and then restore on the new custom ROM?? Is it recommended??
Ta
Ra recoverry is outdated... I recommend that you instal rom manager and get CWM Recoverry.
About which rom you should flash....I highly suggest that you wait for andy's phoenix rom next release... it should come out soon
dodialfaed said:
Ra recoverry is outdated... I recommend that you instal rom manager and get CWM Recoverry.
About which rom you should flash....I highly suggest that you wait for andy's phoenix rom next release... it should come out soon
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Is it coming out within 6 days?? My friend will not be with me after that.. what thread is it??
Any alternates can be suggested which is fast and stable with all basic features working..
Ta
cosmicxperia is a good choice
stable and good rom is miks cm7 no doubt, other roms are still in repair mode
I suggest you flash CM 6.5.8 (mik_os) first.
after 3 months, you will be sick and tired of it. So then you should flash Oxygen.
I hate CM
For apps you can use Titanium backup or just copy APK files from data/apps to SD.
For SMS and call logs there are software available in market.
Sync your contacts with google account.
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Ok guys
i have a hero and i absolutely love it, but after following HTC on twitter eagerly awaiting news on the official 2.1 rom i am now considering installing one of the custom roms i have seen here
Like i say im a newb to all this, i have been reading on this forum for some time but this is one of my first posts. Basically i want to know how i go about installing a custom rom
My handset is a Tmobile G2 touch from the UK
do i need to root? what is the best way/easiest way? can this be reversed to use an official rom in the future?
and which rom is universally known as the best most stable, and again how do i go about installing this, and again is it reversible
and lastly what are the risks?
alot of questions, but i will appreciate any help anyone has to offer
many thanks in advamce
ascottuk said:
Basically i want to know how i go about installing a custom rom
My handset is a Tmobile G2 touch from the UK
do i need to root? what is the best way/easiest way? can this be reversed to use an official rom in the future?
and which rom is universally known as the best most stable, and again how do i go about installing this, and again is it reversible
and lastly what are the risks?
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This should probably have been in the Q&A section...
1. Read my newbie guide on installing a custom rom (covers pretty much everything and if it doesn't ask and i'll add it in)
2. Root is a part of most custom ROM's, you can enable root without putting a custom rom on but it isn't usually worth it
3. Again my guide, or various others are available on the forums
4. Yes it can be reversed, just run an official rru exe from HTC and you'll go back to the way things are
5. This is more down to personal preference.
For Sense you have:
VillainROM (probably most used)
SenseHero
NeoROM
HeroDroid
Legendroid
Raidroid
For Vanilla you have:
aHero
Androbin
VanillaEclair
Vanillain 2.0 (not recommended)
and many others - again check the forums / wiki for details
6. Hehe what risks...
Seriously though:
You can brick your phone (very unlikely), if you're an idiot... (read everything until you understand it and think about what your doing before you click the button)
You can get stuck in boot loops, which are usually recoverable if you just wipe & flash again
You lose your data (sms etc) if it isn't backed up (i'm still working on a complete backup guide)
You might end up with a really pretty Hero v2.1 which is about as slow as 1.5 but you feel better about it cause it looks nice...
Hope this helps
i'd recommend flashing the mr bang 1.5 first before any 2.1s; see exactly how well your hero can perform. the danger is that (like me) that none of the 2.1s really come close, so you're measuring up the 2.1 benefits against performance, and the 2.1 benefits are pretty much limited to:
- icons in the settings menu (nice)
- 3d gallery (nice but can be sluggish)
- live wallpapers (nice for 5 minutes then :yawn
- you have to really EARN that gps lock.
flashing is fun though. get 'sms backup & restore' and pay for titanium backup & make sure you use nandroid backup. you can try a rom & have it running in 20 mins, give it 30 mins to impress you or nandroid restore back & your phone is how it was before an hour has passed.
Hi guys,
So I am new to all there android related things, I am very much interested in upgrading my android firmware.
The little says it all, it would be great if someone can help me with this,it would be nice
I have a few questions too.
1, What is the easiest way to upgrade my firmware and will there be any risk to my mobile ?
2, are the methods same for installing custom Roms too?
3, and what would you recommend me to Install? The official firmware or a custom Rom?
Thanks in advance
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EDIT :
Thanks for your replies guys,
Now i wanna know some other things.
1, I'm from India and There is no Gingerbread 2.3 Version upgrade released here till now..Is it ok if i install the 2.3 update that belongs to other countries?
2, which is the best custom rom available for Galaxy Ace till now ?
1.through odin or kies (kies for official, odin for custom and unofficial) there is always a risk when flashing roms although i nvr bricked mine b4
2.custom roms are thru odin
3.ur choice
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3. Better to use Custom ROMs, no bloatware apps ans highly customizable
Thanks!
Thanks for your replies guys,
Now i wanna know some other things.
1, I'm from India and There is no Gingerbread 2.3 Version upgrade released here till now..Is it ok if i install the 2.3 update that belongs to other countries?
2, which is the best custom rom available for Galaxy Ace till now ?
Hameedhudeen said:
Thanks for your replies guys,
Now i wanna know some other things.
1, I'm from India and There is no Gingerbread 2.3 Version upgrade released here till now..Is it ok if i install the 2.3 update that belongs to other countries?
2, which is the best custom rom available for Galaxy Ace till now ?
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1. Yup, no problem.
2. All a matter of personal preference, just try them out and decide for yourself.
Cheers
Just some words from a pseudo-noob:
I've flashed two roms in my new Galaxy Ace and about 10 roms in my old HTC Touch. I've never bricked my phone and nothing never went wrong or different from the tutorials.
Maybe it's luck, but I have another guess, and I'm posting some tips here:
* I believe most of the time bricking happens is when you interrupt the flashing process;
* So, try to do the flashing process with:
- Phone with full (or almost full) battery;
- Notebook with good battery or Desktop with a good nobreak;
- An stable operating system. Be carefull with softwares that "steals" CPU in the middle of other processes or that asks to reboot your Desktop. The last thing you want is to reboot your PC while flashing a rom.
And the most important, in my opinion:
* Don't be lazy! Read a lot from the forums. Post your doubts and clear them. Be sure you're using the right software and version, the right files etc.
Sometimes we want to test a Rom or a software very quickly but the time we spent to gain some knowledge about it is worth it, it can free us from bigger problems in the future or even from a bricked device.
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Sorry about my English.
Hi
im new to android ..
i own a ideos u8150.........and i have rooted it with z4 root
I also have managed to install clock world mod 3.0.2.4 i flashed it through pc (works perfectly)
now i want to change my stock rom ..i' heard ideos HD and droniX are good roms
i'd like to install droniX 0.6 raw ginger ..
but can anyone help me in flashing the rom i need a guide..
also how can i make full backups so i can revert to my stock rom anytime i want..
Does switching to custom roms affect baseband of my mobile ..
because of a picture i saw in a blog that says "baseband version :unknown" in mobile settings .
i have been a apple user and to jailbreak you need to preserve your basebands so is there anything like that in android
i have also read that after flashing dorinX .6 many see a black screen ..how can i prevent that..
i've also installed rom mangaer free version from market but its useless because everytime press any option it tells me to install colckworld mod and when i press install a list of phones comes up but u8150 is not in the list only 7 options.......
Thankyou
Any one......
comon cant any one help me out............................
How u install a new rom, there are many Threads in the forum ...
For a Backup with CWM.
You can make a full backup with CWM.
Boot into CWM Recoverry an make Nandroid backup.
Or install RomManager from the Market, start it and search the option to make a backup.
This is the answer to all your problems
This is a Kenyan blog with information on how to flash any version of Dronix. The process is the same. I use Dronix 0.6.
Google 'Alex the African How to ROM Dronix onto Huawei Ideos U8150'
You'll be good.
Hello to xda-forum's community!
I've bought new unbranded SE Xperia Mini Pro and it's my first Android device. I'm new to this forum and Android phones, but I'm aware of possibilities custom mods provides. I want to change stock Android to cyanogenmod 7.1.0.2 from official cyangoenmod site. But before I'll try all this I have couple questions for you:
1) Should I update my phone's official firmware before unlocking bootloader and flashing cyanogenmod 7.1.0.2?
2) Is there any option to make a full copy of my official Android before trying to flsh new one? I heard about NANDroid backup available in bootloader, but will it restore Sony Ericsson's Android if anything will go wrong?
3)What is the difference between mods and kernels? I assume I will flash new rom (cyanogenmod 7.1.0.2), but what will be the kernel?
4) How can I prevent bootloop problem during flashing cyanogenmod 7.1.0.2? From what I've read, it's a pretty big problem and nobody presented a full solution, in fact there wasn't any help at all. I searched a bit on other Sony Ericsson Xperia's forums, and this problem is not exclusive for Xperia Mini Pro, but appears in i.e. Xperia Neo, Xperia Mini etc. People claim that removing AntHalService.apk from zip archive (update-cm-7.1.0.2-XperiaMiniPro-SK17i-signed.zip/system/app) made flashing new stable cyanogenmod possible. But I don't know what to tkink about removing one of system apps. I have no idea what is it doing and if it's safe. What do you think?
4) Is everything working in this cyanogenmod 7.1.0.2 release?
5) What's the difference between cyanogenmod 7.1.0.2 from official site and the cyanogenmod 7.2 made by freexperia team? It's completely new cyanogen or maybe they're upgrading version 7.1.0.2? Or maybe they're making their own version of cyanogenmod and that's why it's still in development and some things arent fully working now?
I really hope someone will help me. Have a nice day
1) Yes you should update to the latest firmware .62 because the latest FXP106 requires the latest baseband to work properly.
2) Yes, once you have access to CWM, you can backup your rom.
3) I don't understand what you mean by "mod", you mean like a visual mod, like a .zip file you flash in CWM? A kernel is "a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level". People flash kernel for extra function, like CWM, Root, and Overclocking.
4) I never had any bootloop with custom ROMs, you just need to follow the instructions step by step and everything should work perfect.
4bis) Yes the phone is very functional with Cyanogenmod. Screen, 3G, Camera everything seems to works good, at least for me.
5) Freexperia Team makes both versions to my knowledge. 7.2 is an RC version, it has the latest fixes, changes.
Hope I answered your questions. If I were you, since you are new to Android phones, I would not try to switch to Cyanogenmod for the moment. Get used to your phone before doing anything serious (Cyanogenmod requires an unlocked bootloader, meaning you lose your warranty). Read information, threads, on your phone and Android to learn how things work.
I think I'll take your advice and won't try serious things right now. But I have couple more questions, it will be great if you'll answer
1) I see FXP106 requires the latest firmware, but there are some things not working properly in this version (i.e. radio), propobably because it's a RC. So are there things not working in latest stable cyanogenmod 7.1.0.2 from wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_Xperia_Mini_Pro:_Full_Update_Guide? I prefer older release where everything is running than new but buggy.
2) Should I update my firmware to the newest one in order to install cyanogenmod from the above link? I still hesitate to do this because there is no way (at least for now) to root latest baseband .64 and rooting seems to be less complicated operation than flashing new rom.
3) In my previous post I asked about the difference between rom and kernel.
4) There's something I don't understand in the guide I linked. At first I'm unlocking the bootloader. Can I make a full backup of my firmware just after this point? Or should I update the kernel (via step with boot.img) and then make a backup?
5) Is it possible to boot firmware after step with updating the kernel? I mean, can I boot the phone after this step?
6) If I follow the above guide, at which point am I rooting the phone?
I'll try my best to answer your questions.
1) Honestly I didn't try Cyanogenmod much time but the latest FXP ROMs worked great for me, no major bugs and pretty stable! I would prefer the latest release if I were you.
2) Anyways if you want Cyanogenmod, you NEED an unlocked bootloader. That will make the ROOT process easy. First you ROOT your device to get access to recovery with a new kernel then you will flash the ROM. And yes you should upgrade to the latest version for Cyanogenmod.
3) ROM = it's the complete system, think of it like installing the OS on your computer. KERNEL = the drivers that allow software and hardware to interact.
4) Once you unlock you bootloader, you will be able to flash a custom kernel that will give you access to recovery (CWM) and there you will be able to perform a backup.
5) Once you flash a new kernel, it depends. If it's a kernel for stock ROM yes you can boot right away. But Cyanogenmod used a different kernel.
6) If you follow the guide, you are rooting your phone at the moment you flash a kernel that gives you root access.
polik1 said:
Hello to xda-forum's community!
I've bought new unbranded SE Xperia Mini Pro and it's my first Android device. I'm new to this forum and Android phones, but I'm aware of possibilities custom mods provides. I want to change stock Android to cyanogenmod 7.1.0.2 from official cyangoenmod site. But before I'll try all this I have couple questions for you:
1) Should I update my phone's official firmware before unlocking bootloader and flashing cyanogenmod 7.1.0.2?
2) Is there any option to make a full copy of my official Android before trying to flsh new one? I heard about NANDroid backup available in bootloader, but will it restore Sony Ericsson's Android if anything will go wrong?
3)What is the difference between mods and kernels? I assume I will flash new rom (cyanogenmod 7.1.0.2), but what will be the kernel?
4) How can I prevent bootloop problem during flashing cyanogenmod 7.1.0.2? From what I've read, it's a pretty big problem and nobody presented a full solution, in fact there wasn't any help at all. I searched a bit on other Sony Ericsson Xperia's forums, and this problem is not exclusive for Xperia Mini Pro, but appears in i.e. Xperia Neo, Xperia Mini etc. People claim that removing AntHalService.apk from zip archive (update-cm-7.1.0.2-XperiaMiniPro-SK17i-signed.zip/system/app) made flashing new stable cyanogenmod possible. But I don't know what to tkink about removing one of system apps. I have no idea what is it doing and if it's safe. What do you think?
4) Is everything working in this cyanogenmod 7.1.0.2 release?
5) What's the difference between cyanogenmod 7.1.0.2 from official site and the cyanogenmod 7.2 made by freexperia team? It's completely new cyanogen or maybe they're upgrading version 7.1.0.2? Or maybe they're making their own version of cyanogenmod and that's why it's still in development and some things arent fully working now?
I really hope someone will help me. Have a nice day
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Hope you enjoy your Xperia Mini Pro! I'm loving mine
1)Yes, you should update your phone to the lastest firmware. It worked for me when I did it
2)Yes there is, after you unlocked the bootloader and flashed a kernel on, in the ClockWorkRecovery Mod, there is a "backup or restore" option to backup the Xperia Mini Pro stock ROM
3)ROMs is the UI your phone will be using for example HTC Sense is HTC Sense UI and Kernel is the driver for yours phone software and hardware to interact and process
4)I tried to flash CyanogenMod 7.1.0.2 and I got stuck on the bootloading screen, I did many methods and such and I couldn't stop the looping. Plus the Official CyanogenMod team has given a statement or a bug fix to fix it. Though CyanogenMod 7.1.0.1 works but has many bugs to fix out, the biggest one is that Vibration doesn't work.
5)The FreeXperia teams works more on the Mini phones then the Official CyanogenMod team because the CyanogenMod team, usually ports the ROM from another phone and then does all the bugs fixes. While the FreeXperia Team, works fully with the Mini and Mini Pro phones, building a ROM around the phone instead of a port. (Thats what I heard, not fully sure)
If your new to the Android community, do not root or flash a ROM without getting to know how it all works. Plus it will void your warranty. Hope all this helps
Hi,
Apologies in advance for what is probably a very obvious question for those that know. I'm two days into my rooting experience and currently I have rooted my SG3 and then also installed the Omega v13 ROM. I haven't done anything with the kernel up to now.
My question is - when the official JB release happens (hopefully tomorrow) and I want to upgrade to it and then also install the new Omega v16 ROM, do I:
a) wipe everything, install the Samsung Official JB firmware and then install the Omega ROM again on top of it, OR
b) do I just wipe everything and install the Omega ROM directly.
I'm a little unsure of the difference between the firmware and the ROM (unless they're the same thing). Does the Omega ROM contain the actual firmware or is this a separate thing?
Any advice appreciated.
Thanks,
Adam.
adskee said:
Hi,
Apologies in advance for what is probably a very obvious question for those that know. I'm two days into my rooting experience and currently I have rooted my SG3 and then also installed the Omega v13 ROM. I haven't done anything with the kernel up to now.
My question is - when the official JB release happens (hopefully tomorrow) and I want to upgrade to it and then also install the new Omega v16 ROM, do I:
a) wipe everything, install the Samsung Official JB firmware and then install the Omega ROM again on top of it, OR
b) do I just wipe everything and install the Omega ROM directly.
I'm a little unsure of the difference between the firmware and the ROM (unless they're the same thing). Does the Omega ROM contain the actual firmware or is this a separate thing?
Any advice appreciated.
Thanks,
Adam.
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Rom is usually the firmware but custom rom may not include the modem .
Uses existing modem .
You will need to root your phone before installing Omega or any custom rom .
Best is to wait for Omega build after the full release of JB then just flash that over current .
JB will not be released to all and sundry on day one it will start the rollout on day one and gradually work its way eventually to all phones .
jje
Flashing
JJEgan said:
Rom is usually the firmware but custom rom may not include the modem .
Uses existing modem .
You will need to root your phone before installing Omega or any custom rom .
Best is to wait for Omega build after the full release of JB then just flash that over current .
JB will not be released to all and sundry on day one it will start the rollout on day one and gradually work its way eventually to all phones .
jje
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Thanks jje. As I have already rooted and then installed a custom ROM over the official firmware, I thought it might be "better/cleaner" to do it from fresh. I have not great battery performance and still some redraw issues so I thought starting from scratch might be advisable. I would rather not though - I haven't' tried a restore from Titanium yet and not certain if it will recreate all my apps/widgets including their positions and data.
I'll wait for the release and then figure it out.
Adam.
Agree once JB is released and i decide on a rom it will be with a total wipe .
TB will create all apps but not layouts or folders organization .
A workaround is to install rom boot to recovery mounts and storage and format data .
Then go to your ICS Nandriod backup and advance restore data only will bring back layouts .
But you may find some apps FC or fail to open .
jje